Planning customized itemsThis topic describes a method to plan the items that have the Customized check box selected in the Items (tcibd0501m000) session. Usual procedure If the Customize field in the Items - Ordering (tcibd2100m000) session is Yes, the item is a customized item. For customized items, the usual procedure is as follows:
To plan a customized item without a project You can enter a demand forecast for a customized item with an empty project segment. This is recommended if you want to reserve resources for production of the item before sales orders for it are present. Any sales orders for a project item that is based on this customized item consume this demand forecast. Then, you can generate an item master plan or planned orders for the customized item with an empty project segment. Note If you use the Transfer Planned Orders (cppat1210m000) session to transfer a range of planned orders, and the Include Items to be Customized check box is cleared, Enterprise Planning does not transfer the orders for customized items with an empty project segment. To generate actual orders for a customized
item If you want to transfer planned orders and plans for customized items with empty project segments to the execution level, you must use the following method:
That action is useful if you want to stock a quantity of the item before a sales order for the item exists.
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